Transfer

/tɹɑːnsˈfɜː/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.
2. (transitive) To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.
3. (transport, of a traveler) To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.
4. (intransitive) To be or become transferred.
5. (transitive, law) To arrange for something to belong to or be officially controlled by somebody else.
6. (intransitive) To move from a wheelchair to another seating surface, or to a wheelchair from another seating surface.
7. (uncountable) The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.
8. (countable) An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.

Example Sentences

to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion

to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone

transfer to the Blue Line

The title to land is transferred by deed.

A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.

Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.

All passenger stock is lettered in shaded gold leaf transfers and has never been decorated with either a crest or monogram.

Transfers and bed mobility are a normal part of our daily activities. Going from lying down to sitting edge of bed, rolling, getting in/out of bed, sitting and standing from bed/chairs and toilet are all examples of transfers and bed mobility.

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• transferredst
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• xfer

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